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Place: Liffey bridge

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Gilmartin Bridge

Although the name for the new Liffey bridge has been decided, Dublin County Council might consider a change to Tom Gilmartin Bridge, a patriot who fearlessly, and at great personal cost, exposed the malignant corruption in the heart of our capital city and nation.

Name bridge after Duff
The people’s choice
Bridge take-off
Katie Taylor bridge a fitting tribute
Write to honour Con
Name new Liffey bridge after a right Charlie

There has been a lot of suggestions in the media about the naming of the new Liffey Bridge. I propose it be named after the greatest taoiseach this country has produced, Charles J Haughey.

Wed, 08 Aug, 2012

Remember work of Irish physicist

With world attention focused on CERN and the detection of the Higgs boson, the contribution of Ireland’s Nobel physicist Ernest Walton, who was born in Waterford, should be noted.

Wed, 11 Jul, 2012

Liffey bridge should bear Nobel scientist’s name

The Institute of Physics is proposing that the new Liffey bridge should be named for Ireland’s only science Nobel Laureate, Ernest Walton (1903-1995).

Tue, 12 Jun, 2012

New Liffey bridge to arrive at Dublin Port today

A new bridge for the River Liffey is due to arrive at Dublin Port today after a week-long journey by sea from the Netherlands.

Mon, 11 May, 2009

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